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A local medical transportation service will keep its wheels turning for at least one more year, thanks to a recent resolution by Lancaster County Council.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
Rescue workers, firefighters and law enforcement were busy Thursday, May 24, as they responded to two separate car accidents within hours of each other.
The first accident happened at about 10:40 a.m. along Catoe Road, between Camp Creek Road and Pageland Highway, when a car drove off the road and landed in a heavily wooded area.

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An argument over a woman resulted in the arrest of a Lancaster man for attacking another man with a gun earlier this month.
Donald Kenneth Medlin, 59, 2016 Powell Ave., was arrested May 7, and charged with first-degree assault and battery, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report.

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A tip from the community led to the arrest of two teenagers in a hit and run that injured two pedestrians last weekend.
Joshua Neal Barton, 19, and Brett Daniel Wright, 18, both of 1174 Chase Madison Drive, were arrested Tuesday, May 22. They are each charged with attempted murder, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
The event that’s expected to bring rappers Slick Rick and Chubb Rock to Lancaster on June 9 may not happen.
Much has changed since event promoter John Williamson told Lancaster City Council members Tuesday, May 22, that Lancaster Summer Fest would no longer be at Lancaster Memorial Stadium, as planned.

Reece Murphyrmurphy@thelancasternews.com
Of all the events leading up to the American Revolution, few of them had the impact of a tragic rout known as Buford’s Massacre 232 years ago on May 29, 1780.
This Saturday, May 26, history lovers from far and wide will converge on the Buford Massacre Battlefield Memorial site on Rocky River Road just south of Pageland Highway (S.C. 9) to commemorate the battle and honor the continental soldiers whose deaths helped shape the war effort against the British.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
A Lancaster woman found herself behind bars this week, accused of setting a fire inside her own apartment.
Tammy Lynn Williams, 45, 1518 Westway Apartments, was arrested and charged with arson only hours after a fire was extinguished inside her home Tuesday, May 22, at Westway Apartments off Memorial Park Road, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
KERSHAW – Some see the county’s proposed smoking ordinance as a struggle between personal liberties and community health.
Those views and more were shared Monday, May 21, as Kershaw Town Council was briefed on a draft measure that would ban smoking in all public-access buildings.

Reece Murphyrmurphy@thelancasternews.com
Two local organizations are holding fundraisers to help a local teen suffering permanent nerve damage to his ears.
Arntearreus “Smiley” Richardson, 17, the son of Audrey and Arnold Richardson of Lancaster, is a member of Mt. Tabor A.M.E. Zion Church and the Lancaster Fire Department’s Explorer program.
Both organizations are holding fundraisers to help defray medical costs associated with Richardson’s treatment and to purchase much-needed hearing aids.
LFD fundraiser

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man for aggravated assault earlier this month after he strangled a woman while she spoke with a 911 dispatcher.
Richard Wayne Hall, 28, 1132 Sixth St., was arrested May 6 and charged with aggravated criminal domestic violence, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report.